# List of Long Islanders

This is a list of notable people either born in, from or connected to Long Island.

## List

Born on Long Island :
| Angelo, Richard | 20 August 1962 | West Islip, New York | — | — | serial killer |
| Apatow, Judd | 6 December 1967 | Flushing, New York | — | — | movie producer |
| Armas, Chris | 27 August 1972 | The Bronx, New York | — | — | soccer player |
| Baldwin, Alexander R | 3 April 1953 | Massapequa, New York | — | — | actor |
| Baldwin, Daniel L | 5 October 1960 | Massapequa, New York | — | — | actor |
| Baldwin, Stephen A | 12 May 1966 | Massapequa, New York | — | — | actor |
| Baldwin, William J | 21 February 1963 | Massapequa, New York | — | — | actor |
| Bellion, Jonathan D | 26 December 1990 | Lake Grove, New York | — | — | singer, songwriter, record producer, rapper |
| Bennett, Matthew H | 13 November 1991 | Massapequa, New York | — | — | actor, singer, screenwriter |
| Biggio, Craig A | 14 December 1965 | Smithtown, New York | — | — | baseball player |
| Bird, Suzanne B | 16 October 1980 | Syosset, New York | — | — | basketball player |
| Brown, Brendan B | 11 October 1973 | Northport, New York | — | — | singer, songwriter |
| Budnik, Dan | 20 May 1933 | Mineola, New York | — | — | photographer |
| Carey, Mariah | 27 March 1969 | Huntington, New York | — | — | singer, songwriter |
| Colvin, Marie C | 12 January 1956 | Oyster Bay, New York | 22 February 2012 | Homs, Syria | journalist |
| Cumia, Anthony | 26 April 1961 | Elwood, New York | — | — | radio personality |
| Douglas, Ashanti S | 13 October 1980 | Glen Cove, New York | — | — | entertainer |
| Fox, Adam | 17 February 1998 | Jericho, New York | — | — | ice hockey player |
| Irvine, Christopher K | 9 November 1970 | Manhasset, New York | — | — | actor, musician, wrestler |
| Lacey, Jesse T | 10 July 1978 | Levittown, New York | — | — | musician |
| Levins, Andre | 29 August 1981 | Hempstead, New York | — | — | rapper |
| Lohan, Lindsay D | 2 July 1986 | The Bronx, New York | — | — | actress, singer |
| O'Connor, Meredith | 12 July 1996 | Huntington, New York | — | — | musician |
| Sarantakos, Christopher N | 19 December 1967 | Hempstead, New York | — | — | illusionist |
| Sarantis, Kalomira | 31 January 1985 | West Hempstead, New York | — | — | singer and musician |
| Stern, Howard A | 12 January 1954 | Jackson Heights, Queens, New York | — | — | radio personality |
| Whitman, Margaret C | 4 August 1956 | Cold Spring Harbor, New York | — | — | business executive |
| Wunderman, Leslie | 7 March 1962 | Baldwin, New York | — | — | actress, singer |
| Wolosoff, Bruce | 27 March 1955 | Manhattan, New York | — | — | composer |
| Raised on Long Island (but not born on Long Island) |||||||
| Name | Date of birth | Place of birth | Date of death | Place of death | Occupation |
| Adkins, Derrick R | 2 July 1970 | Brooklyn, New York | — | — | track athlete |
| Foley, Michael F | 7 June 1965 | Bloomington, Indiana | — | — | wrestler |
| Foster, Susan H | — | Queens, New York | — | — | jewelry designer |
| Freiberger, Bill | 17 January 1962 | Brooklyn, New York | — | — | television writer |
| Kelly, Moira | 6 March 1968 | Queens, New York | — | — | actress |
| Kovic, Ron | 4 July 1946 | Ladysmith, Wisconsin | — | — | activist |
| pH-1 (Harry Park) | 23 July 1989 | South Korea | — | — | rapper |
| Seinfeld, Jerry | 29 April 1954 | Brooklyn, New York | — | — | comedian |
| Moved to Long Island as an adult (neither born nor raised on Long Island) |||||||
| Name | Date of birth | Place of birth | Date of death | Place of death | Occupation |
| Barré, Raoul | 29 January 1874 | Montréal, Québec, Canada | 21 May 1932 | Montréal, Québec, Canada | animator, artist, cartoonist |
| Georgievna, Xenia | 22 August 1903 | Mikhailovskoe, Russian Empire | 17 September 1965 | Glen Cove, New York | Princess of Russia |
| Lloyd, Christopher C | 30 April 1982 | New Carrollton, Maryland | — | — | rapper |
| Roosevelt, Theodore | 27 October 1858 | Flatiron District, New York | 6 January 1919 | Oyster Bay, New York | 26th President of the United States |
| Senerchia, Peter | 11 October 1967 | Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York | — | — | wrestler |
| Serry Sr., John | 29 January 1915 | Brooklyn, New York | 14 September 2003 | Valley Stream, New York | musician, composer |
| Stuart-Houston, William P | 12 March 1911 | Liverpool, United Kingdom | 14 July 1987 | Patchogue, New York | nephew of Adolf Hitler |

## Born on Long Island

* Aljamain Sterling (martial artist) Uniondale, New York
* 50 Cent (rapper, actor) South Jamaica, Queens
* Hoodie Allen (rapper) Plainview, New York
* Donatella Arpaia (restaurateur and television personality) Woodmere, New York
* Ashanti (singer) Glen Cove, New York
* Alec Baldwin (actor) Amityville, New York
* Daniel Baldwin (actor) Massapequa, New York
* Stephen Baldwin (actor) Massapequa, New York
* William Baldwin (actor) Massapequa, New York
* Madison Beer (singer, model) Jericho, New York
* Jon Bellion (singer/songwriter) Lake Grove, New York
* Pat Benatar (singer) Greenpoint, New York
* Tony Bennett (singer) Long Island City, New York
* Nikki Blonsky (actress) Great Neck, New York
* Brian Bloom (actor) Merrick, New York
* Nicholas Braun (actor) Bethpage, New York
* Michael "Mikey" Brenley (wrestler) Patchogue, New York
* Jim Breuer (comedian) Valley Stream, New York
* Brian Burns (actor) Gibson, New York
* Edward Burns (actor, screenwriter) Woodside, New York
* Ken Burns (filmmaker) Brooklyn
* Steve Buscemi (actor) Brooklyn
* Jennifer Capriati (tennis player) New York City
* Mariah Carey (singer) Huntington, New York
* Ryan Cassata (musician) Stony Brook, New York
* Tricia Cast (actress) Medford, New York
* Frank Catalanotto (baseball player) Smithtown, New York
* Chuck D (rapper) Roosevelt, New York
* Speedy Claxton (basketball player) Hempstead, New York
* Kevin Connolly (actor) Patchogue, New York
* Kevin Conroy (actor) Westbury, New York
* Bob Costas (sportscaster) Queens
* Kevin Covais (singer, American Idol) Levittown, New York
* Billy Crystal (actor) Upper East Side, New York
* Anthony Cumia (podcaster, radio host) Flushing, New York
* Rodney Dangerfield (comedian) Deer Park, New York
* Lama Surya Das (Buddhist teacher) Valley Stream, New York
* Gary "Baba Booey" Dell'Abate (radio personality) Brooklyn, New York
* Buck Dharma (guitarist, real name Donald Roeser) Queens
* Dave Dictor (musician) Glen Cove, New York
* James Dolan (CEO) Massapequa, New York
* Billy Donovan (basketball coach) Rockville Centre, New York
* Fran Drescher (actress) Queens
* Meredith Eaton-Gilden (actress) Five Towns, New York
* Jumbo Elliot (football player) Lake Ronkonkoma, New York
* Julius Erving (basketball player) Roosevelt, New York
* Boomer Esiason (NFL quarterback) East Islip, New York
* Everlast (singer) Hempstead, New York
* Edie Falco (actress) Brooklyn
* Andrew Barth Feldman (actor) Manhasset, New York
* Jack Feldman (lyricist) Garden City, New York
* D'Brickashaw Ferguson (NFL player) Freeport, New York
* Jay Fiedler (football player) Oceanside, New York
* Amy Fisher (former convicted attempted murderer) Merrick, New York
* Flavor Flav (rapper, real name William Drayton) Roosevelt, New York
* William Floyd (signer, Declaration of Independence) Brookhaven, New York
* Melvin Fowler (former football player) Brooklyn, New York
* Adam Fox (NHL player) Jericho, New York
* Mike Francesa (sports radio commentator) Long Beach, New York
* Art Garfunkel (singer) Forest Hills, New York
* Louis Gerstner, Jr. (businessman, former chairman and executive officer of IBM) Mineola, New York
* Debbie Gibson (singer) Merrick, New York
* Ilana Glazer (comedian, writer, actress) St. James, New York
* Tony Graffanino (MLB player) Amityville, New York
* Stanley Green (historian and writer) Brooklyn, New York
* Bob Griffin (basketball player, English literature professor) Port Washington, New York
* Leroy Grumman (engineer, co-founder of Northrop Grumman) Huntington, New York
* Tom Gugliotta (former professional basketball player) Huntington Station, New York
* Aaron Hall (R&B singer of the group Guy) The Bronx, New York
* Damion Hall (R&B singer of the group Guy) The Bronx
* Melissa Joan Hart (actress) Smithtown, New York
* Mo Heart (drag queen) Uniondale, New York
* Joey Heatherton (actress, singer and dancer) Rockville Centre, New York
* Christopher Higgins (hockey player) Smithtown, New York
* Emily Hughes (former figure skater) Great Neck, New York
* Gregg "Opie" Hughes (radio host) Centerport, New York
* Sarah Hughes (figure skater) Great Neck, New York
* Joe Iconis (composer/songwriter) Garden City, New York
* Michael Isikoff (investigative journalist) Syosset, New York
* Kevin James (actor, comedian) Mineola, New York
* Christine Jorgensen (actress, singer, activist) Belmont, New York
* Bob Keeshan (producer, actor) Lynbrook, New York
* Jackie Kennedy Onassis (former First Lady) Southampton, New York
* Brian Kilmeade (Fox News personality) Massapequa, New York
* Mike Komisarek (former professional ice hockey defender) West Islip, New York
* Tony Kornheiser (sports personality) Lynbrook, New York
* Michael Kors (fashion designer) Merrick, New York
* Saul Kripke (analytic philosopher) Bay Shore, New York
* Jonathan Larson (composer) White Plains, New York
* Cyndi Lauper (singer) Ozone Park, New York
* LL Cool J (rapper) Bay Shore, New York
* Lori Loughlin (actress) Queens
* Charles Ludlam (playwright, theater producer) Floral Park, New York
* Patti LuPone (actress, singer) Northport, New York
* Ralph Macchio (actor) Huntington, New York
* Jackie Martling (former head writer for The Howard Stern Show) Mineola, New York
* Lisa Matassa (singer) Manhasset, New York
* Steven Matz (baseball player) Stony Brook, New York
* Charlie McAvoy (NHL defenseman) Long Beach, New York
* Kate McKinnon (comedian) Sea Cliff, New York
* "Stuttering" John Melendez (comedian) Massapequa, New York
* Idina Menzel (actress, singer) Manhattan
* Method Man (rapper) Hempstead, New York
* Harvey Milk (politician) Woodmere, New York
* Larry Miller (comedian, actor) Brooklyn, New York
* John Moschitta, Jr. (FedEx TV commercial personality) Uniondale, New York
* Eddie Money (musician) Manhattan
* Jane Monheit (jazz singer) Oakdale, New York
* Brandon Moore (linebacker/head coach) East Meadow, New York
* Kevin Moore (keyboard player/ex-Dream Theater, Chroma Key, O.S.I.) Kings Park, New York
* Rob Moore (football player) Hempstead, New York
* Charlie Murphy (actor, comedian) Brooklyn
* Eddie Murphy (actor, comedian, musician) Bushwick, New York
* Michael Patrick Murphy (former Navy SEAL) Smithtown, New York
* Frank Nappi (author) Farmingdale, New York
* Anthony Nese (pro wrestler) Ridge, New York
* Eric Nystrom (hockey player) Syosset, New York
* Soledad O'Brien (news anchor) St. James, New York
* Meredith O'Connor (singer) Cold Spring Harbor, New York
* Rosie O'Donnell (comedian) Commack, New York
* Bill O'Reilly (commentator) Washington Heights, New York
* Steve Park (race car driver) East Northport, New York
* Rosie Perez (actress) Bushwick, New York
* Mike Petke (soccer player) Bohemia, New York
* John Petrucci (guitarist, Dream Theater) Kings Park, New York
* Mike Portnoy (drummer, Dream Theater) Long Beach, New York
* Prodigy (rapper) Hempstead, New York
* Thomas Pynchon (author) Glen Cove, New York
* R.A. the Rugged Man (rapper) Suffolk County, New York
* Rakim (MC) Wyandanch, New York
* Lou Reed (singer) Brownsville, New York
* Rev. Run (rapper) Hollis, New York
* Kim Richards (actress) Mineola, New York
* Ray Romano (comedian) Queens
* Susan Sarandon (actress) Jackson Heights, New York
* Joe Satriani (guitarist) Westbury, New York
* John Savage (actor) Old Bethpage, New York
* Telly Savalas (actor) Garden City, New York
* Anthony Scaramucci (White House Communications Director and investment manager) Port Washington, New York
* Chuck Schuldiner (musician) Glen Cove, New York
* Hagan Scotten (former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York)
* Rob Scuderi (former professional ice hockey defender) Syosset, New York
* Cletus Seldin (boxer) East Yaphank, New York
* Eric Sermon (rapper) Bayshore, New York
* Matt Serra (martial artist) East Meadow, New York
* Brian Setzer (guitarist) Massapequa, New York
* Kevin Shinick (writer, actor, director) Merrick, New York
* Talia Shire (actress) Lake Success, New York
* Jamie-Lynn Sigler (actress) Jericho, New York
* DJ Skribble (disc jockey) Elmont, New York
* Helen Slater (actress) Bethpage, New York
* Dee Snider (singer) Astoria, New York
* Eric Spoto (power lifter) Nesconset, New York
* Marcus Stroman (baseball player) Medford, New York
* Sugar and Spice West Babylon, New York
* Martin Tankleff (falsely convicted of murdering parents in 1988, served 17 years in prison) Belle Terre, New York
* John Tesh (TV and radio personality) Garden City, New York
* Vinny Testaverde (former NFL quarterback) Brooklyn
* Thorgy Thor (drag queen) Ronkonkoma, New York
* Laurence Traiger (composer) Bellmore, New York
* Thomas Truxtun Hempstead, New York
* Steve Vai (guitarist) Carle Place, New York
* Frank Viola (former MLB player) East Meadow, New York
* Leslie West (guitarist) Forest Hills, New York
* Walt Whitman (poet) West Hills, New York
* John Williams (composer) Flushing, New York
* Carl Yastrzemski (baseball player) Southampton, New York
* Amos Zereoué (NFL player, retired) Hempstead, New York
* Zillakami (singer, rapper, songwriter) Islip, New York
* Richard Zimler (novelist) Roslyn Heights, New York

## Raised on Long Island (but not born on Long Island)

* AJR (Adam, Ryan, and Jack Metzger, pop trio and multi-instrumentalists) Bayside, New York
* Lyle Alzado (professional football player) Cedarhurst, New York
* Bruce Arena (soccer coach) Franklin Square, New York
* Kenia Arias (singer) Medford, New York
* Dave Attell (comedian) Rockville Centre, New York
* David Baltimore (biologist) Great Neck, New York
* Pat Benatar (singer) Lindenhurst, New York
* Ross Bleckner (artist) Hewlett, New York
* Paul Bowles (composer, author, and translator) Jamaica, New York
* Edith Bouvier Beale (socialite) East Hampton, New York
* Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale (socialite) East Hampton, New York
* Peter Breggin (psychiatrist) Hewlett Bay Park, New York
* Jim Brown (former professional football player and actor) Manhasset, New York
* Lorraine Bracco (actress) Hicksville, New York
* Edward Burns (actor) Valley Stream, New York
* Elaine Chao (businesswoman and politician, Secretary of Labor from 2001 to 2009 and Secretary of Transportation from 2017 to 2021) Syosset, New York
* Ben Cohen (businessman) Merrick, New York
* Kenneth Cole (clothing designer) Great Neck, New York
* Margaret Colin (actress) Baldwin, New York
* Francis Ford Coppola (movie director) Great Neck, New York
* Al D'Amato (politician) Island Park, New York
* Tony Danza (actor) Malverne, New York
* Robert Davi (actor, singer, writer, and director) Patchogue, New York
* Ted Demme (director, producer, and actor) Rockville Centre, New York
* Brian Dennehy (actor) Mineola, New York
* Howard Deutch (director) Hewlett Bay Park, New York
* John DiResta (comedian, actor, and former New York City Transit Police officer) Five Towns, New York
* Elliot Easton (guitarist, The Cars) Massapequa, New York
* EPMD (rap group) Brentwood, New York
* Edie Falco (actress) North Babylon, New York
* Martin Feldstein (economist) Rockville Centre, New York
* Reggie Fils-Aimé (businessman, former president of Nintendo of America) Brentwood, New York
* J. P. Foschi (former professional football player) Mineola, New York
* Susan Foster (jewelry designer) East Hampton, New York
* Bill Freiberger (television writer and producer) North Babylon, New York
* Kate French (actress and model) Quogue, New York
* Barbara Gaines (TV producer) Hewlett, New York
* Rande Gerber (entertainment industry businessman) Hewlett, New York
* Lisa "Lisa G" Glasberg (radio personality) Woodmere, New York
* Louise Glück (poet, essayist, and winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature) Hewlett Bay Park, New York
* Doris Kearns Goodwin (historian) Rockville Centre, New York
* Jerry Greenfield (businessman) Merrick, New York
* Morlon Greenwood (former professional football player) Freeport, New York
* Al Groh (American football analyst and former player and coach) Manhasset, New York
* Carolyn Gusoff (reporter) Hewlett Bay Park, New York
* Steve Guttenberg (actor) North Massapequa, New York
* LisaGay Hamilton (actress) Stony Brook, New York
* Sean Hannity (Fox News commentator) Franklin Square, New York
* Kemp Hannon (politician) Garden City, New York
* Max Hechtman (filmmaker) East Meadow, New York
* Kene Holliday (actor) Copiague, New York
* Glenn Hughes (singer) Mineola, New York
* Billy Idol (singer) Patchogue, New York
* David Israel (television producer, writer, former sportswriter, and general columnist) Melville, New York
* Billy Joel (singer) Oyster Bay, New York
* Dean Kamen (engineer, inventor, and businessman) Rockville Centre, New York
* Donna Karan (fashion designer) Woodmere, New York
* Andy Kaufman (comedian) Great Neck, New York
* Brian Keith (actor) East Rockaway, New York
* Moira Kelly (actress) Ronkonkoma, New York
* George Kennedy (actor) Mineola, New York
* Gene Larkin (former professional baseball player) North Bellmore, New York
* Lil' Mo (singer, songwriter, rapper, television and radio personality; real name Cynthia Loving) Long Island, New York
* Lil Peep (rapper, real name Gustav Åhr) Long Beach, New York
* Lil Tecca (rapper, real name Tyler-Justin Sharpe) Cedarhurst, New York
* Peggy Lipton (actress) Lawrence, New York
* Denise Lor (singer and actress) Jackson Heights, New York
* Jeffrey MacDonald (convicted murderer) Medford, New York
* Craig Mack (rapper and record producer) Brentwood, New York
* John Mackey (former professional football player) Roosevelt, New York
* Steve Madden (designer) Lawrence, New York
* Ira Magaziner (political advisor) Long Island, New York
* Biz Markie (rapper) Brentwood, New York
* Melanie Martinez (singer) Baldwin, New York
* Ashley Massaro (professional wrestler, reality television contestant, television host, model, and radio personality) Babylon, New York
* Michael McKean (actor) Sea Cliff, New York
* Idina Menzel (actress, singer, and songwriter) Syosset, New York
* MF Doom (rapper) Long Beach, New York
* Bruce Murray (sportscaster) Hewlett Bay Park, New York
* Keith Murray (rapper) Central Islip, New York
* John Myung (bassist, Dream Theater) Kings Park, New York
* Dan Nelson (singer) Levittown, New York
* Shane Olivea (former professional football player) Long Beach, New York
* Adam Pascal (actor, singer, and musician) Woodbury, New York
* Rick Pasqualone (actor) Albertson, New York
* Chrisette Michele Payne (singer-songwriter) Patchogue, New York
* pH-1 (rapper, real name Harry Park) Long Island, New York
* Robert Phillips (classical guitarist) Deer Park, New York
* Natalie Portman (actress) Jericho, New York
* The Product G&B (R&B duo) Hempstead, New York
* Rakim (rapper, real name William Griffin Jr.) Wyandanch, New York
* C. J. Ramone (bassist, The Ramones) Deer Park, New York
* Jef Raskin (human–computer interface expert, conceived and started the Macintosh project at Apple) Stony Brook, New York
* Busta Rhymes (rapper, real name Trevor Smith Jr.) Uniondale, New York
* Don Rickles (comedian) Jackson Heights, New York
* Evan Roberts (radio personality) Cedarhurst, New York
* Ray Romano (comedian) Forest Hills, New York
* Seth Rudetsky (musician, actor, writer, and radio host) North Woodmere, New York
* Zack Ryder (wrestler) Merrick, New York
* Stephanie Saland (ballet dancer and teacher) Great Neck, New York
* Jack Scalia (actor) Brentwood, New York
* Laura Schlessinger (talk show host and author) Jericho, New York
* John Sebastian (singer) Greenwich Village, New York
* Jerry Seinfeld (comedian) Massapequa, New York
* Cindy Sherman (photographer, director) Huntington, New York
* Richard Shindell (singer) Port Washington, New York
* Jim Steinman (composer, lyricist, record producer, and playwright) Hewlett, New York
* Susan Sullivan (actress) Freeport, New York
* Wally Szczerbiak (former professional basketball player) Cold Spring Harbor, New York
* Laurence Traiger (composer) Bellmore, New York
* Fred Travalena (comedian) Long Island, New York
* Jenna Ushkowitz (actress) East Meadow, New York
* Gary Valentine (actor, comedian) Mineola, New York
* Stuart Weitzman (shoe designer) Hewlett Bay Park, New York
* John Wilson (filmmaker) Rocky Point, New York
* Alan Zweibel (producer) Wantagh, New York

## Moved to Long Island as an adult (neither born nor raised on Long Island)

* Marco Arment (developer, podcaster)
* Eric Booker (YouTuber, competitive eater)
* Harry Chapin (musician, composer)
* John Coltrane (saxophonist)
* Perry Como (musician)
* Manuel De Peppe (actor, singer, composer, arranger, music producer)
* Nelson DeMille
* F. Scott Fitzgerald (writer)
* John Ford (musician)
* Victoria Gotti (reality-show star)
* Sal Governale (comedian)
* Joseph Heller (author)
* Otto Hermann Kahn (investment banker, collector, philanthropist and patron of the arts)
* Roger Wolfe Kahn (bandleader, composer, nightclub owner, aviator and Otto Hermann Kahn's son)
* Jack Kerouac (writer)
* Willem de Kooning (painter)
* Guy Lombardo (band leader)
* Ashley Massaro (wrestler)
* Costantino Nivola (artist and sculptor)
* Jackson Pollock (painter)
* Mario Puzo (writer)
* Jean Ritchie (dulcimer player)
* Bret Saberhagen (baseball player)
* John Serry, Sr. (musician, composer)
* C. O. Simpkins, Sr. (dentist and civil rights activist)
* Robert Sobel (professor)
* John Philip Sousa (composer)
* P. G. Wodehouse (writer)

## Connected to Long Island

* Nikola Tesla (inventor, engineer, and futurist)
* The Good Rats (rock band)
* Ultra High Frequency (rock band)